Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Bites
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Sweet and salty! These Bacon Wrapped Pineapple Bites are a burst of flavor!
- 1 pineapple (cored and cut into chunks)
- 1 pound thin sliced bacon (cut in half)
- 2-3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
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Homemade Rustic Pita Bread
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Why buy store bought when you can make delicious homemade rustic pita bread at home? You’ll flip over how easy and delicious making your own pita bread is!
- 1⅛ cups warm water
- 1½ teaspoons granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon olive oil (plus more for coating bowl)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
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Sausage Cheese Balls
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These cheesy pork sausage bites are perfect appetizer for game day!
- 2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1/8 cup baking powder
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (cold and cut into pieces)
- 2 pounds ground pork breakfast sausage
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese (freshly grated)
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Beef Ancini de Pepe Soup
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In this Beef Tomato Ancini de Pepe Soup, lean ground beef is cooked with onion, celery and carrot and then simmers in a tomato beef broth and ancini de pepe pasta. This soup recipe serves 6 in an hour and a half.
- olive oil spray
- 2/3 cup yellow onion (finely diced)
- 1/2 cup carrot (or 1 medium, finely diced)
- 1/2 cup celery stalks (or 2 short stalks, finely chopped)
- 1 pound extra lean ground beef ( or 95/5)
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic (grated)
- 28 ounces canned crushed tomatoes
- 4 cups low-sodium beef stock ((or 1 quart))
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 cups water
- 4 ounces acini de pepe (or 1/2 cup )
- 2½ teaspoons kosher salt (or to taste)
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground )
- 6 tablespoons parmesan cheese (for serving)
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Witch Fingers
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Witch Fingers are a fun and super easy Halloween treat. Pretzels are dipped into green melted chocolate and affixed with a pumpkin seed fingernail.
- 3/4 cup yellow candy melts
- 1/2 cup turquoise candy melts
- 35 pretzel "dippers"
- 35 pumpkin seeds (raw and unsalted)
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Spicy Korean Vegetable Slaw
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Light and healthy, this colorful Spicy Korean Vegetable Slaw has crisp veggies like cabbage, carrot and red pepper tossed in a spicy gochujang ginger dressing.
- 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon (heaping) Gochujang (a fermented Korean red chili paste)
- 1 tablespoon coconut aminos (or use low-sodium tamari)
- 1½ teaspoons toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon ginger (freshly grated)
- 1 clove garlic (freshly grated)
- 1 small head Napa cabbage (sliced thin)
- 1/2 medium head purple cabbage (sliced thin)
- 2 medium carrots (shaved using a vegetable peeler)
- 1 small red bell pepper (sliced thin)
- 4 green onions (sliced)
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds (toasted and/or black sesame seeds)
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Irish Slammer
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An Irish Slammer is a classic bar drink. A shot glass of half Irish cream liqueur and Irish whisky is dropped into a pint of Guinness. Drink quickly to avoid the Irish cream from separating!
- 1 Guinness stout draught
- 1/2 ounce Bailey's Irish Cream Liqueur
- 1/2 ounce Irish whiskey ( like Proper no. Twelve or Jameson)
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Homemade Vanilla Coffee Syrup
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Making Homemade Vanilla Coffee Syrup is cheap and easy! This vanilla simple syrup takes minutes to make and is great to have on hand to sweeten coffee, tea, cocktails and more. Recipe yields 24 (2-tablespoon) servings..
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
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Winter Farro Salad with Fried Shallots
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This Winter Farro Salad is wholesome and delicious. Cooked farro is tossed with green apple, dried cranberries, baby arugula and toasted walnuts. Dressed in a honey dijon dressing and topped with crispy fried shallots.
- 1 cup farro
- 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon olive oil (extra light )
- 2 shallots (sliced thin)
- 1 to 2 pinches kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground, plus more for serving)
- 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 cup olive oil (extra light )
- 2 to 3 handfuls baby arugula
- 1 medium green apples (sliced)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup walnuts* (toasted and chopped )
- 2 tablespoons parsley (chopped, plus more for serving)
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves (sliced, plus more for serving)
- 1/2 cup shaved parmesan
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Leftover Prime Rib Barley Soup
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Warm your soul with a bowl of Leftover Prime Rib and Barley Soup! Tender vegetables, barley and prime rib in a rustic and robust red wine beef broth. Simple yet tastes like you spent hours slowly simmering it on the stove.
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 ounces cremini mushrooms (cleaned and quartered)
- 2 cups carrot (diced (about 2 medium))
- 1 cup celery (sliced )
- 1 yellow onion (diced)
- 1 leek (rinsed and diced)
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- kosher salt (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 cup cabernet sauvignon (see notes)
- 8 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 2 cups water
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 3/4 cup quick cooking barley
- 1 pound leftover prime rib (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
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